019-4 Wyo. Code R. § 4-4

Current through April 27, 2019
Section 4-4 - Program Standards

Standards for endorsement areas are noted in Table 1. PTSB state standards are found in Section 5 and Specialized Professional Association (SPA) standards are incorporated by reference in Section 11.

Table 1. Endorsement Areas and Standards.

Educator License Endorsement Area (Grade Level Options) Standards
Adapted PE K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 SPA: Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America) or National Consortium for Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities (NCPERID) Adapted Physical Education National Standards (APENS)
Agriculture 6-12 PTSB Chapter 4, Section 5(a)
American Sign Language (ASL) as a Foreign Language K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 PTSB Chapter 4, Section 5(b)
Anthropology 6-12 SPA: National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
Art K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 PTSB Chapter 4, Section 5(c)
At-Risk/Alternative Teacher PTSB Chapter 4, Section 6(a)
Biology 6-12 SPA: National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
Business 6-12 PTSB Chapter 4, Section 5(d)
Chemistry 6-12 SPA: National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
Computer Science 6-12 SPA: International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
Counselor K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 SPA: Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
Director K-6, 6-12, K-12 SPA: Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC)
Drama/Theatre 6-12 PTSB Chapter 4, Section 5(e)
Driver Education 6-12 PTSB Chapter 4, Section 5(f)
Early Childhood Birth - Age 8 (or Grade 3) SPA: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Early Childhood Special Education Birth - Age 5 SPA: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Early Childhood (Preschool) Birth - Age 5 SPA: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Earth and Space Science 6-12 SPA: National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
Economics 6-12 SPA: National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
Educational Diagnostician K-12 SPA: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Elementary Teacher K-6 SPA: Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
English/Language Arts 5-8, 6-12 SPA: National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
English as a Second Language K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 SPA: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Exceptional Generalist K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 SPA: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Exceptional Specialist - Behavior and Emotional Disabilities K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 SPA: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Exceptional Specialist - Cognitive Disability K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 SPA: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Exceptional Specialist - Deaf and Hard of Hearing K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 SPA: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Exceptional Specialist - Learning Disability K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 SPA: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Exceptional Specialist - Physical and Health Disability K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 SPA: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Exceptional Specialist - Visual Disability K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 SPA: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Family and Consumer Sciences 6-12 PTSB Chapter 4, Section 5(g)
Geography 6-12 SPA: National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
Gifted and Talented SPA: Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Health 5-8, 6-12, K-12 SPA: Society of Health And Physical Educators (SHAPE America)
History 6-12 SPA: National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
Institutional Teacher K-12 PTSB Chapter 4, Section 6(b)
Instructional Technology K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 SPA: Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) or International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
Journalism 6-12 PTSB Chapter 4, Section 5(h)
Library Media K-12 SPA: American Library Association (ALA)/American Association of School Librarians (AASL) or Association for Educational Communications and Technology (School Media Specialist) (AECT)
Math 5-8, 6-12 SPA: National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
Music K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 SPA: National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
Music Instrumental K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 SPA: National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
Music Vocal K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 SPA: National Association of Schools of Music (NASM)
Physical Education K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 SPA: Society of Health And Physical Educators (SHAPE America)
Physical Science 6-12 SPA: National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
Physics 6-12 SPA: National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
Political Science 6-12 SPA: National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
Principal K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 SPA: Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC)
Psychology 6-12 SPA: National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
Reading K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 SPA: International Reading Association (IRA)
School Psychologist K-12 SPA: National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
School Social Worker K-12 PTSB Chapter 4, Section 5(i)
Science 5-8 SPA: National Science Teachers Association (NSTA)
Social Studies Comprehensive 5-8, 6-12 SPA: National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
Sociology 6-12 SPA: National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS)
Speech 6-12 PTSB Chapter 4, Section 5(j)
Speech Language Pathologist Birth - Grade 12 SPA: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Superintendent K-12 SPA: Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC)
Teacher of American Indian Children PTSB Chapter 4, Section 5(k)
Trade and Technical Education 6-12 PTSB Chapter 4, Section 5(l)
World Languages K-6, 5-8, 6-12, K-12 SPA: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
* Chinese * Japanese
* French * Latin
* German * Russian
* Italian * Spanish

019-4 Wyo. Code R. § 4-4

Amended, Eff. 1/6/2015.

Amended, Eff. 1/18/2018.

Amended, Eff. 10/11/2018.